Light over Pioneer, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Traveling in a west to east direction I saw what looked like a very bright satellite appear and get brighter. It then quickly faded to black. This was followed by 4 more of the same objects. Each was visible for about 3 seconds then disappeared to be followed by another about 3 seconds after the previous object had disappeared. Each object quickly got as bright as a very bright star while moving west to east then quickly faded to black in about 3 seconds. Each was visible for the same amount of time and the same distance, equivalent to about 4-6 inches held 18-24 inches from the eyes.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #170663). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-07-18 → 2022-08-04
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